State Police State Police Helicopter Hoists Injured Hiker From Ravine In Allegany County

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(Allegany County, MD) – Friday, November 29, 2019 at approximately 3:00 pm EST, the Maryland State Police (MSP) Duty Officer, stationed within the Systems Communications Center (SYSCOM) in Baltimore, MD received a request for assistance from Allegany County Emergency Services Center to hoist a hiker who had suffered a leg injury.

Maryland State Police Trooper 3, based in Frederick, Maryland was dispatched to the scene. The helicopter crew configured Trooper 3 for an aerial hoist operation and arrived overhead. The pilots maneuvered the AW-139 helicopter into position approximately 200 feet above the steep ravine and trees. A Maryland State Trooper/Rescue Technician was then lowered to the scene to begin the preparation of the patient for the hoist evolution.

After the patient was assessed and placed into the secure hoisting device, both the patient and State Trooper/Rescue Technician were hoisted up to the helicopter. Once the patient was secured inside the aircraft, Trooper 3 transitioned to its medevac role and transported the patient to the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, MD.

The Maryland State Police Aviation Command has served Maryland citizens since 1970, and operates a fleet of ten helicopters from seven bases throughout Maryland on a 24/7/365 basis. Missions include medevac, law enforcement, search & rescue, homeland security, and disaster assessment. The success of rescues performed by the Aviation Command depends a great deal on the cooperative efforts of local fire, rescue and EMS law enforcement agencies.

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CONTACT:

Lieutenant Nathan Wheelock, Commander

Helicopter Field Operations

410-238-5804

or

Lance Wood

Deputy Director of Aviation

410-238-5802

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.

 

[Bann]

This could have been me back in June when I fell on our hike at Rockfish Gap in the Blue Ridge mountains.

 

[stgislander]

A bit of a haul for Trooper 3. I wonder what's up with Trooper 5? I know there's a serious manpower shortage in the MSP Aviation Command.